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hametz is prohibited; Sukkot when meals are to The Harvest Festival
Shavuot
be eaten only in the sukkah; Rosh HaShanah
when one eats only after completing the lengthy Yom HaBikkurim / mixekad mei
prayers; and Yom Kippur when one may not eat at Day of the First Fruits
all. In the spirit of this teaching, we devote our
Tikkun this year to “food.”
Join us in a wonderful evening of davening, dining,
and learning.
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5768
Sunday, June 8, 2008

2. Tikkun Schedule Study Sessions Late Night Session
6 p.m. Minhah/Erev Shavuot Service May Our Mitzvot Be as Plentiful “Can’t Get No Satisfaction?”
Kol Rinah, Chizuk Amuno’s a capella choir, will perform under the as the Seeds of a Pomegranate! Rabbi Ron Shulman
direction of Michael Lesley. Dr. Paul Schneider
Now that our stomachs are full, let’s
6:45 p.m. Festival Dinner Miriam Foss
explore other sources of satisfaction
Following Dinner, “Food for Thought” with Rabbi Ron Shulman According to our sages, there were and fulfillment. We’ll study Torah
More than expressing gratitude, Birkat HaMazon is a statement 613 seeds in the original pomegranate, ideas for our hearts and minds
of Jewish belief. What are those religious ideas and why do we corresponding to the number of mitzvot examining the 10th Commandment.
recite them? in the Torah. How appropriate that “You Shall Not Covet” asks us to think
8 p.m. Study Sessions silver rimonim, the Hebrew word for Bones of Contention Maki, Nori, Wasabi, and Other about our personal lives in an age of
9 p.m. Dessert pomegranates, so often adorn Torah Dr. Arthur Lesley Foods from the Old Country consumption and limitations.
scrolls! There are times when a meal turns for Shabbat and Shavuot
9:45 p.m. Late Night Session
At this session we will study rabbinic from being a kindness or gesture of Alex Weinberg
Study Sessions texts on one of those 613 mitzvot, hospitality, or even a cure, into the Join Chef Alex for an interactive,
It’s Not Just Lunch feeding the hungry. Then we will occasion for bitter enmity, rape, or participatory session on sushi
Rabbi Deborah Wechsler hear from congregants who have assassination, as when Jacob makes the preparation. Registration limited
participated in gemilut hasadim projects price of his lentil meal for Esau the to 15. To reserve your spot,
Using the text of the Torah, we will
addressing the needs of the hungry in birthright. There are more examples please send an e-mail to
explore the role of food and dining
Baltimore and in Israel. of what qualifies as a “type scene” in aweinberg@chizukamuno.org.
together in the biblical experience.
biblical story-telling, a conventional
Food, Energy, and How We Eat: Or set of events that can be recognized
Torah: The Food of Eternal Life
Why Asparagus Comes from Chile even when varied greatly.
Dr. Moshe Shualy Traditional Dairy Dinner – Reservation Form
and Corn Powers Cars
The Torah is the Tree of Life, its fruit Dr. Peter Shulman Music to Enrich Your Palate Name(s)
the fruit of Eternity. God has planted Hazzan Emanuel Perlman and
This class looks at how technology, Telephone E-mail
within us Eternal Life. But, how a Quartet under the direction
politics, and affluence transformed the Adults: $20 per person Children, ages 6 - 10: $10
do we consume it? And with what of T. Herbert Dimmock
American diet in the 20th century. Children age 5 and younger: Free
utensils? Come learn the secrets of
Hazzan Perlman and a quartet under
Eternal Life. Number of Adults Number of Children
the direction of T. Herbert Dimmock
will musically illustrate the rich,
flowing, tasteful nusah associated with Dinner Reservations Deadline: May 30, 2008
the holiday of Shavuot. Checks should be made payable to Chizuk Amuno Congregation and sent to:
Tikkun Leil Shavuot • Chizuk Amuno Congregation
8100 Stevenson Road • Baltimore, MD 21208
Questions? Call the Stulman Center 410/824-2058 or 2055.